RoGO launched DropBlock 2.0 and began testing it at Red, White & Blue Fire on the 13th anniversary of the Granite Mountain Hotshot tragedy. The recent deaths of three firefighters in Colorado reminded Rod Goossen of his mission to help keep firefighters safe.
RoGO Communications and LBiSat announced a strategic partnership to enhance situational awareness and tactical coordination for wildland firefighting teams and other first responders.
Rodger Goossen is chief executive officer and co-founder. He earned an electrical engineering degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1996, specialized in corporate jet avionics, and holds an A&P license.
The company describes the Yarnell Hill Fire, in which 19 Granite Mountain hotshots died, as a result of insufficient situational awareness and poor communication. It calls for an advanced communications system for wildland firefighting deployments.